BINODE BEHARI MUKHERJEE (1904-80), the distinguished artist, studied and later taught at Kala Bhavana, Santiniketan. His large output includes several murals, scrolls, gouaches and a number of drawings. Widely travelled, his vision covered an intimate knowledge of Indian, European and Far Eastern traditions, the latter being a unique distinction. He continued to draw, make collages and write on art even after his blindness in 1956. Satyajit Ray made a film on the artist called Inner Eye.
BINODE BEHARI MUKHERJEE, self-portrait, 3.9.1932, 13.7 cm x 8.6 cm, pen and ink.
The details of the panel illustrations on the following pages are as follows:
BENODE BEHARI MUKHERJEE, Medieval Saints, 1947-48,
77 ft x 8 ft, mural in fresco buono,
at Hindi Bhavan, (Santiniketan.
(Courtesy: Viswa Bharati University, Santiniketan.)
Photograph by Jyoti Bhatt
First Panel: 29 ft x 8 ft approx Second Panel: 19.5 ft x 8 ft approx Third Panel : 29 ft x 8 ft approx